GREENBRIER CLASSIC
Erratic Watson confident for latest challenge
Despite Watson’s inconsistent season, he said he had never lost his confidence
Bubba Watson has been inconsistent this season, but with three PGA Tour wins he is considered one of the men to beat at this week’s Greenbrier Classic in West Virginia. Watson, who became the first three-time winner on the PGA Tour this season with a victory at the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut, on June 24 is suddenly brimming with confidence. "My expectation is always trying to win," Watson, 39, said in White Sulphur Springs where five-time Major winner Phil Mickelson and world No31 Tony Finau are among the other notables in the field. Watson, who will tee off in Thursday’s opening round with Ted Potter Jnr and Patton Kizzire, earned his three victories in 2018 in 10 starts, the latest when he fired a 63 to overcome a six-stroke deficit in the Travelers. Watson has, however, lacked consistency. Apart from his wins, he has only two top 10 finishes — a tie for fifth at the Masters and a share of ninth at the World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship. The world No...
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